Angelo Badalamenti

Angelo Badalamenti

Sound·1937–2022 (aged 85)·New York City, New York, USA

Angelo Daniel Badalamenti (March 22, 1937 – December 11, 2022) was an American composer, best known for his work scoring films for director David Lynch, notably Blue Velvet, the Twin Peaks saga (1990–1992, 2017), The Straight Story and Mulholland Drive. Badalamenti received the 1990 Grammy Award for Best Pop Instrumental Performance for his "Twin Peaks Theme", and had received a Lifetime Achievement Award from the World Soundtrack Awards and the Henry Mancini Award from the American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers.

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36Credits6 TV · 30 films
1973–2025Years activefirst to latest
10.0 Highest ratedMy Weston is My Hero
7.2 Average ratingacross 36 titles

Top TV shows 6best Angelo Badalamenti shows

  1. 1Twin Peaks posterTwin PeaksOriginal Music Composer · 48 eps · 19908.3
  2. 2Hotel Room posterHotel RoomMusic · 3 eps · 19936.2
  3. 3On the Air posterOn the AirPiano Player · 1 ep · 19926.2
  4. 4Rabbits posterRabbitsMusic · Compositor · 8 eps · 20026.0
  5. 5Dangerous Liaisons posterDangerous LiaisonsOriginal Music Composer · 3 eps · 20036.0
  6. 6Cinéma, de notre temps posterCinéma, de notre tempsAngelo Badalamenti · 1 ep · 19894.7

Top movies 30best Angelo Badalamenti movies

  1. 1My Weston is My Hero posterMy Weston is My HeroMusic · 202410.0
  2. 2Twin Peaks: Visual Soundtrack posterTwin Peaks: Visual SoundtrackMusic Producer · Music · 199210.0
  3. 3Twin Peaks posterTwin PeaksOriginal Music Composer · 19898.5
  4. 4Mulholland Drive posterMulholland DriveLuigi Castigliane · 2001 · Thriller7.8
  5. 5Koi posterKoiMusic · 20197.8
  6. 6The Straight Story posterThe Straight StoryOriginal Music Composer · 19997.7
  7. 7Blue Velvet posterBlue VelvetPiano Player · 19867.6
  8. 8Lost Highway posterLost HighwayOriginal Music Composer · 19977.5
  9. 9Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me posterTwin Peaks: Fire Walk with MeOriginal Music Composer · Music · 19927.4
  10. 10Secrets from Another Place: Creating Twin Peaks posterSecrets from Another Place: Creating Twin PeaksMusic · 20077.4
  11. 11A Very Long Engagement posterA Very Long EngagementOriginal Music Composer · 20047.3
  12. 12The City of Lost Children posterThe City of Lost ChildrenOriginal Music Composer · Orchestrator · 19957.2
  13. 13Pretty as a Picture: The Art of David Lynch posterPretty as a Picture: The Art of David LynchMusic · 19977.2
  14. 14National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation posterNational Lampoon's Christmas VacationOriginal Music Composer · Orchestrator · 19897.2
  15. 15Twin Peaks: The Missing Pieces posterTwin Peaks: The Missing PiecesOriginal Music Composer · 20147.2
  16. 16Mysteries of Love posterMysteries of LoveOriginal Music Composer · 20027.1
  17. 17Arlington Road posterArlington RoadOriginal Music Composer · 19997.0
  18. 18Wild at Heart posterWild at HeartOriginal Music Composer · 19907.0
  19. 19Before the Fall posterBefore the FallOriginal Music Composer · 20047.0
  20. 20Jack Paints It Red posterJack Paints It RedMusic · 20257.0
  21. 21Indoor Fireworks posterIndoor FireworksMusic · 20037.0
  22. 22A Slice of Lynch posterA Slice of LynchMusic · 20076.9
  23. 23Cet amour-là posterCet amour-làOriginal Music Composer · 20016.9
  24. 24Secretary posterSecretaryOriginal Music Composer · 20026.8
  25. 25Gordon's War posterGordon's WarOriginal Music Composer · 19736.8
  26. 26Rabbits posterRabbitsOriginal Music Composer · 20026.7
  27. 27A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors posterA Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream WarriorsOriginal Music Composer · 19876.7
  28. 28A Late Quartet posterA Late QuartetOriginal Music Composer · 20126.7
  29. 29The Adversary posterThe AdversaryOriginal Music Composer · 20026.6
  30. 30The Beach posterThe BeachOriginal Music Composer · 20006.5

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